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Q: There are 1.5m people with learning disabilities, but only 17,000 learning disability nurses. What can you do improve that?
Sunak says the government is going to legislate to change the way people with learning disabilities and autism are treated. He says the prevalence has gone up. He says he wants to ensure young people get the help they need. That will come out later this year, he says.
A lot of pharmacists have said to us, whether it's for UTIs or minor ailments, will it be possible for pharmacies to do more - and that's why we're actively looking at things like regulation, and antibiotics.
And also if we have more pharmacies doing blood pressure checks, for example, that will get people the treatment they need earlier and stop ambulance callouts.
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